Joshua James Shooter, the soldier accused of dragging a cop down Flinders St by his car, wants his bail conditions relaxed so police don't wake him up at night to check up on him. Photo: Emma Channon.Source: Supplied

A MAN accused of dragging a police officer down Flinders St by his car, wants police to stop checking on him so he can get a good night’s sleep.

Joshua James Shooter, 23, is applying to have his bail conditions relaxed saying he was sick of being woken up by police as part of his curfew conditions.

He appeared yesterday and produced a medical certificate from a doctor, saying the police check-ups were disrupting his sleeping pattern and causing problems.

The strict bail conditions were imposed after Shooter allegedly dragged a police officer 200m down Flinders St, who had waved him down for a breath-test at 2.40am on January 4.

Shooter allegedly took hold of the male officer’s arm — a veteran soldier of 21 years — and dragged him down the nightclub strip while elbowing him in the face.

Shooter was released on bail the following week under the conditions he stay away from alcohol and subject himself to random curfew checks.